September 24, 2019
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The Supreme Court, Proroguing & Dangerous Precedents Remainers celebrating the ruling need to consider the greater implications of a judiciary that enforces policy, not law
The Supreme Court has ruled against Boris Johnson’s proroguing of Parliament. Because of course they did, because they were always going to. Continue reading
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Iran News Links 24 September 2019
24 September 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back The Sickness of American Foreign Policy https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/09/23/the-sickness-of-american-foreign-policy/ The US Should Not Fight a War for Saudi Oil https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/09/23/us-should-not-fight-war-for-saudi-oil/ Continue reading
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They’re Murdering My Son – Julian Assange’s Father Tells of Pain and Anguish By Finian Cunningham
Julian Assange’s father, John Shipton, gave an interview to Strategic Culture Foundation over the weekend. After arriving from his home country of Australia, Shipton is visiting several European states, including Russia, to bring public attention to the persecution of Julian Assange by British authorities over his role as a publisher and author. Continue reading
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Bojo/Brexit News Links 24 September 2019
24 September 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Boris Johnson is dead in the water after Supreme Court rules he acted unlawfully http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/mY6aT9kEHjw/ Today’s links 24 September 2019 http://mikewhitneysgraspingatstraws.blogspot.com/2019/09/todays-links_24.html Continue reading
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Prorogation: Judicial Blowback
The Tory government, under both May and Johnson, has made plain its contempt for the rule of law repeatedly, and not only over the prorogation of parliament. In the last few days we have seen the Tories admit to illegal sales of arms to Saudi Arabia, in direct breach of a ruling by the Court… Continue reading
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Pesticides in the Dock: Ecological Apocalypse but Business as Usual by Colin Todhunter
Much of the following article is based on a new 20-page report by environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason. Readers are urged to access the full report containing all relevant citations here. Continue reading
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Is the United Nations Becoming a Public Relations Asset for Wall Street? By Carla Stea
The United Nations has made its 2030 Sustainable Development Goals the hallmark of its contribution to the world, and to humanity. In effect, the SDG’s are the justification for the existence of the United Nations. There is one major problem with this goal: as is evident, without major transformation in the global economic architecture, the… Continue reading
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In a new report, firefighters lay the ‘ultimate responsibility’ for Grenfell at the UK government’s feet
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has released a new pamphlet which lays the ultimate responsibility for the Grenfell Tower disaster with central government. It says deregulation from consecutive governments since Margaret Thatcher has ‘gutted’ the UK’s fire safety regime, leading to the tragedy. Continue reading
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London Fire Brigade interviewed under caution by police over Grenfell Tower fire By Alice Summers
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) have confirmed that they have been interviewed under caution by the Metropolitan Police as part of the ongoing police investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire. Continue reading
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Bail sentence ends: UK now holding Assange solely on US’ behalf
On 22 September 2019, Julian Assange’s sentence for a bail violation conviction ended, but he was not released from HMP Belmarsh. Beginning today, 23 September, the United Kingdom is detaining Julian solely on behalf of the United States, which requests his extradition and has charged him with 18 counts carrying 175 years in prison for… Continue reading